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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Royo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Royo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Retsu Kaioh's chin.
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190 cm
26
270 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
25
265 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Royo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Retsu Kaioh! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Royo throws the kick towards the body but Kaioh avoids it. The fight moves into the clinch position. Kaioh taking a breather. Kaioh trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Royo.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royo avoids it. Royo tries to work over Kaioh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kaioh tries to land knees in the clinch but Royo avoids the damage to the body. Royo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Royo lands with a short head shot on the inside. A right hand to the body from Royo.
Kaioh blocks the elbow strike.
Royo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kaioh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaioh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Royo jabs at Kaioh's body. Kaioh looks gassed! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Royo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Royo lands a nice looking body kick. Kaioh takes a shot right to the bread basket. Royo connects with an inside leg kick. Royo tries a head kick but it misses.
Royo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Royo fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaioh in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kaioh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Royo. Royo cracks the inside of Kaioh's front leg. Royo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Royo thows a body shot but no joy. Royo throws a head kick but Kaioh moves out of range.
Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royo.
Royo dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Royo stuns Kaioh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Royo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kaioh back to the cage. Royo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Kaioh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Royo lands with a good body shot. A head kick misses from Royo. No joy there for Royo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaioh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Royo lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Royo feints a jab promting Kaioh to slip. Royo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kaioh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Kaioh throws a leg kick but Royo checks it. Royo is looking to wear down Kaioh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A head kick misses from Royo. Kaioh throws a leg kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Royo thows a body shot but no joy. Royo scores with a shot to the body.
Kaioh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Royo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crunch! Kaioh slams his shin into Royo's torso. Royo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaioh pushes Royo up against the cage in a clinch. Kaioh is looking to control Royo's arms but Royo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaioh has his back to the cage. Royo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Good body shot from Kaioh.
Royo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kaioh tries to work over Royo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Royo trying to stall but Kaioh improves his position.
Royo tries to throw a body punch but Kaioh avoids it by throwing Royo back against the cage. Kaioh has Royo pressed against the cage, preventing Royo from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Kaioh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kaioh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Royo stalling in the clinch but Kaioh improves position. Kaioh landing knees to the body.
Kaioh lands a damaging elbow. Kaioh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaioh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royo avoids it. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Kaioh lands a knee to the body.
Kaioh missing with knees to the body.
Kaioh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Royo is defending well for now. Royo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaioh uses good head movement to avoid it. Kaioh lands a nice knee to the body. Royo tries to throw a body punch but Kaioh avoids it by throwing Royo back against the cage. Royo avoiding damage as Kaioh throws knees to the body.
Royo missing with knees to the body.
Kaioh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Kaioh throws an elbow but misses. Royo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kaioh cracks Royo with a nice body shot. Royo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Royo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Kaioh throws a head kick that half lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaioh - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kaioh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaioh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. That kick from Royo tenderised Kaioh's leg. Kaioh is trying to keep his angry face on. Kaioh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Royos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Royo lands a really nice looking cross but Kaioh seems unphased.
Kaioh avoids a low kick by using good footwork. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kaioh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Royo avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kaioh blocks a head kick by Royo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Royo dominated that round. That's time! Royo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Royo, right into the meat.
Royo checks a leg kick. Royo misses with a leg kick. Luis Royo is winning the standup battle so far. Royo lands with a straight right. Kaioh didn't see that one coming. Kaioh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Royo wants to land a leg kick but Kaioh is out of range. Kaioh is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kaioh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Royo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaioh can do to turn this around? Royo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaioh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royo connects with a high kick. Kaioh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Royo. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kaioh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Royo takes a swing at Kaioh's ribcage but misses. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Royo moves out of range of the body kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Royo. Royo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick. Royo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaioh is just out of range. Kaioh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Kaioh misses with a straight left. Royo scores with a one two! Kaioh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Royo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Kaioh scores with a nice body kick.
Royo catches Kaioh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Royo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaioh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Royo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Royo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaioh.
Kaioh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Royo lands a body shot.
Royo throws a head kick that misses. Royo is looking to slow Kaioh down with leg kicks. Royo tries to land a front kick but Kaioh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Royo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaioh at a distance.
Royo lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Royo lands with a shot to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kaioh avoids the head kick by Royo.
Royo misses with a kick to the body.
Royo throws a head kick that misses and Kaioh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Kaioh throws a lazy body kick and Royo counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Kaioh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Royo throws a wild body kick that Kaioh sees coming a mile off. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Royo checks a leg kick. Royo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Kaioh throws a low kick, looking for Royo's leg but Royo calmly moves out of range. Royo thows a body kick. Kaioh tries to catch it but that hurt him. Royo scores with a nice body kick.
Royo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Royo throws a head kick that Kaioh semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Royo throws a wild body kick that Kaioh sees coming a mile off. Kaioh throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Royo counters with a slapping leg kick. Kaioh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Royo throws a nice head kick!
Kaioh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Royo. A solid leg kick lands there for Royo.
Royo scoring well with a low kick there.
Royo lands a leg kick that knocks Kaioh off balance momentarily. Kaioh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A slapping body kick lands there for Royo. Royo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaioh's calf. Kaioh misses the jab. Royo throws a head kick that misses. Nice shot by Royo. Crunch! Royo slams his shin into Kaioh's torso. Both fighters circling a little - Royo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Royo thuds a left hand into Kaioh's body. Royo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaioh looks to land a body kick but Royo moved away. Royo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Royo. Kaioh shrugs it off though. Royo delivers a nice body kick. Kaioh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Royo can pounce on him.
Royo lands a body shot.
Royo lands with a good body shot. Royo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaioh has time to react. A decent looking body kick lands there for Royo. Royo cracks the inside of Kaioh's front leg. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kaioh avoids a kick to the body.
Royo connects with a body shot. Kaioh walks into a jab. Kaioh tries to clinch there but Royo circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Royo dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kaioh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Royo. That one must have hurt. Royo scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Royo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaioh is just out of range. Kaioh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Royo can pounce on him.
Kaioh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Royo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Royo throws a head kick that misses. Kaioh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Royo to score with a decent uppercut. Royo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kaioh takes a shot right to the bread basket. Kaioh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Royo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kaioh will feel that in the morning. Royo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Royo connects with a high kick. A good leg kick by Royo. Royo circles away from the clinch attempt and Royo counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kaioh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Royo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kaioh wants to clinch up but Royo keeps it at a distance. Kaioh walks into a left hand. Royo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaioh blocks a head kick by Royo.
Kaioh tries to work over Royo's front leg with a kick but Royo checks it. Royo misses with a body shot.
Royo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Royo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Royo swings for the body but Kaioh moves out of range.
Royo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Kaioh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royo.
Royo tries to bum rush Kaioh with a series of wild strikes but Kaioh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kaioh tries to clinch up. Royo throws a push kick but Kaioh slaps the foot to one side. Kaioh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Royo throws a leg kick that misses. Royo checks a leg kick. Kaioh throws a head kick that misses. Kaioh checks a low kick from Royo. Kaioh misses with a kick to the body.
Royo looks to throw the jab but Kaioh is out of range. Kaioh throws a leg kick that is checked and Royo counters with an outside leg kick.
Royo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Royo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kaioh momentarily.
Royo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Royo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Royo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaioh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Royo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royo thows a body kick. Kaioh tries to catch it but that hurt him. Royo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaioh. Royo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A nice leg kick lands there from Royo. Royo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kaioh. Royo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaioh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Kaioh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Royo. The fight stays on the outside here - Kaioh looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice body kick from Royo. Royo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Royo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kaioh back to the cage. Royo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Royo scores with a spinning back kick! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Royo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Royo works Kaioh's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Royo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaioh. Kaioh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Sloppy strikes from Royo. Those never looked like landing. Luis Royo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Royo lands a body shot.
Kaioh is looking to clinch. Kaioh needs to keep his hands up - Royo had a free shot at his head there. Retsu Kaioh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kaioh tries to clinch there but Royo circles away.
Royo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kaioh takes a step back to recover. Royo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royo.
Royo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kaioh misses with a body kick. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Royo. Kaioh shrugs it off though. Royo misses with a head kick.
Royo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaioh. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight! Luis Royo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Royo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Royo!
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